Table 1
Vascular adventitial fibroblastic cells (VAFCs) within the tumour tissue of 18 advanced diffuse-type gastric carcinomas
| Depth of tumour invasion | Number of cases | VAFC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+) | (−) | ||
| (+), presence of VAFC containing vessels within diffuse-type gastric carcinoma; (−), absence of VAFC containing vessels within diffuse-type gastric carcinoma. | |||
| Muscularis propria | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Subserosa | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 17 | 1 |
